The soviet gas pipeline - Relationship EU and US (1981- 85)

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The soviet gas pipeline, when?
1982
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what happened? (summary) sales of ________and ________, for the ____________ of a ______gas ________ through ________ ___were ________ and ________ on ____.
sales of equitment and technology, for the construction of a soviet gas pipeline through western eu were banned and restriction on trade.
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what was one of america's intentions? put...
put pressure on the soviet economy.
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how did the US justify actions? the...
the pipeline would make the eu dependent on soviet gas supplies
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which would? expose....
expose the eu to soviet threats to withhold supply
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what angered the eu, into believing the US had other motives? (what evidence?)
US signed a trade agreement with the USSR, enabling them to buy US grain.
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this therefore, convinced the eu that....
they were paying for economic assault on the USSR, while the US was benefitting.
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why did US actions attempt to undermine EU detente? cause it..... over _______ _______ would be ________. if?
feared its influence over western policy, towards the USSR would be undermined. if link remained intact.
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as the pipeline represented a....
major economic link.
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what did the EU reject? US....
US attempts to control them. (becoming independent of US)
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how did the US attempt to gain control of the EU? impose.....
impose santions on any EU firm, defying embargo against USSR.
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in the face of EU reaction, late 1982...
trade sanctions were removed
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in return for....
no further gas contracts would be agreed with the USSR
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significance?
to some extent, the US remained involved in the alliance between the USSR
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